New Hanover mannikin explained

New Hanover mannikin (Lonchura nigerrima) is a species of estrildid finch breeding in New Hannover. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km². It is found in subtropical/ tropical (lowland) dry grassland habitat. The New Hanover mannikin has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of Mottled mannikin.^[1] The status of Mottled mannikin (with New Hanover mannikin included) is evaluated as Least Concern.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Payne . R. . 2017 . Hunstein's Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini) . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions . 4 May 2018 . subscription .